The Pros and Cons of The Articles of Confederation

Most consider the Articles of Confederation to be the first step our government took to a working economy. Although there are few pros to this system, there are also many cons. The most important contribution the articles had on our government was the creation of congress. Another important pro of the Articles of Confederation is the northwest ordinance of 1787 which recognized territories of state. Beyond those however there are not many other pros. The Articles of Confederation vastly weakened the central government's power. Since there was no central government there was no military so states would have their own militias. One of the largest failures of the Articles was that each state would have their own form of currency instead of a universal currency.